Original Documents: What Really Happened, Part II. How the Wrights' Tall Tales Came to Light
How the Wrights' Tall Tales Came to Light. "Falsity is so easy, truth so difficult." --George Eliot in "Adam Bede" Headlines of the Virginian Pilot article printed on December 18, 1903. The story was "scooped" by 19 year old reporter Harry Moore Reporter Harry Moore in his later years and a photo of him as young man. This blog is dedicated to finding the truth about what really happened in aviation history, as far as is possible. Rather than relying on the words of the Wright brothers, we have taken a new approach by exploring other documents and witness statements. We feel that it's important that all the great aviation explorers receive their proper places in history and that we expose false claims of biased individuals, or those who would benefit from publishing misinformation. The previous post establishes how documents we are posting came into the hands of Steve Fritts, an aviation enthusiast and collector of historical newspapers. This p